Juvenile polyp
Juvenile polyp
Updated: 03/02/2021
© Jun Wang, MD, PhD
General features
- AKA retention polyp
- Most common childhood polyp
- May be seen in any age
- Hamartomatous polyp
- More common in rectum, can be seen in other parts of GI tract
- Usually sporadic, may be associated with
juvenile polyposis syndrome
- May be associated with dysplasia, especially juvenile polyposis
Juvenile polyposis
- Autosomal dominant
- Loss of function mutation of SMAD4 and BMPR1A of TGF-β signaling pathway in juvenile polyposis
- Multiple hamartomatous polyps
- Increased risk for colorectal and stomach cancer
- Inflammation and regeneration
Clinical presentations
- Usually asymptomatic
- Most common symptom: hemorrhage
- Others: prolapse, anemia, etc
Key morphological features
- Cystically dilated glands filled with mucus
- Edematous and inflamed stroma
- Granulation tissue and ulcer
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